**Chapter 1348: Driving Wolves to Devour Tigers, Flying Ants to Destroy Enemies**
Tens of thousands of teams spread out across the vast yellow sand, leveling sand dunes one by one. Within a radius of 100,000 kilometers, there were countless sand dunes, and the number of flying ants hidden inside was also astonishing.
The yellow sand of the dunes was blasted into the sky, swirling in the strong wind. The yellow sand turned into a sandstorm, covering the sky and the sun, even dimming the fireball in the sky. The whole world became hazy, with more and more yellow sand, like a fog. The yellow sand in the sky began to connect, becoming denser and denser, forming a massive sandstorm covering a radius of 100,000 kilometers.
In the demon stronghold, the Stone Demons noticed this. Their not-so-bright minds simultaneously had a thought, "What a big sandstorm!" Some had been here for hundreds of years, others for several centuries, and they had rarely seen such a large-scale sandstorm. But sandstorms were not uncommon in the deeper regions, so they just marveled at the size of this one without any other reaction. They didn't even activate the Demon Eye.
The sandstorm grew more intense, almost reaching the point where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face. But the Stone Demons didn't care; they quietly stayed in the sandstorm, even enjoying the laws contained within it.
A buzzing sound came from the sandstorm, and a Stone Demon curiously said, "Why is there the sound of flying ants?" "What's so strange about that? It's normal for there to be flying ants in a sandstorm, isn't it?" They had dealt with flying ants countless times and were too familiar with their sound. Because they were so familiar, they didn't care about the flying ants.
But then the buzzing grew louder, from a whisper to a deafening roar. The sound of vibrating wings surrounded them from all directions. In the sandstorm, they couldn't see how many flying ants there were. They could only judge from the sound that there were flying ants everywhere, in astonishing numbers.
Lin Moyu stood far away, using Undead Vision. In the gray and white world, clusters of soul fire were incredibly clear. Most belonged to the flying ants, but some were extremely bright, belonging to the Stone Demons. Although the soul fire of the flying ants wasn't as bright as that of the Stone Demons, their numbers were overwhelming, reaching a million.
Tens of thousands of Death Knights formed teams, continuously bombarding the sand dunes, triggering a thousand ant nests. Each ant nest had over a thousand flying ants, adding up to a million. The Death Knights led these flying ants, attacking the Stone Demons from all directions.
Using the cover of the sandstorm, the Death Knights and flying ants charged into the stronghold together. By the time the Stone Demons realized what was happening and tried to activate the barrier, it was too late. Lin Moyu watched as the last flying ant entered the stronghold, then with a thought, all the Death Knights disappeared instantly.
The flying ants lost their target and became like headless flies. The four-winged flying ants circled in the air, waiting for orders from the six-winged flying ants. Whether to return to the nest or take other actions. In the next second, the six-winged flying ants issued new orders, targeting the Stone Demons in the stronghold.
The whole process went as Lin Moyu had planned. The Stone Demons were slow-witted and slow to react. The flying ants acted purely on instinct. Their instinct was to eliminate all life forms within their sensing range and attack anything that attacked them. If the Death Knights didn't attack them, they wouldn't bother with the Death Knights.
The Stone Demons, on the other hand, were living beings with strong life force and soul fire. When the flying ants lost their target, they naturally turned to the Stone Demons. In the indistinguishable yellow sand, the flying ants' vision was unaffected, giving them a significant advantage.
From the start of the battle, the Stone Demons were at a complete disadvantage. Thirty ninth-rank God King Stone Demons had immense combat power. Even if they faced thirty, fifty, or even a hundred group monsters simultaneously, they wouldn't be afraid. But now they were surrounded by a thousand group monsters. Not just a thousand ninth-rank God King six-winged flying ants, but also a million eighth-rank God King four-winged flying ants.
In terms of power, they were completely overwhelmed. The sound of battle roared, and the fortress was destroyed from within. Under the fierce and dense attacks of the flying ants, the Stone Demons' defenses collapsed, and their bodies were torn apart.
Lin Moyu watched quietly from afar. Everything happening in the sandstorm was actually invisible. He observed the changes in the soul fire within the sandstorm through Undead Vision, inferring the battle's progress. The thirty clusters of soul fire belonging to the Stone Demons were easy to identify. When a soul fire extinguished, it meant a Stone Demon had died.
Soon, the first Stone Demon fell, its soul fire completely extinguished. Although more flying ants' soul fires were extinguished, the remaining number of flying ants was still astonishing, showing no significant decrease. Lin Moyu knew the Stone Demons were finished. They couldn't survive the relentless bombardment of the flying ants. Because of the sandstorm, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
This was a battle with no suspense. To prevent the Stone Demons from escaping, Lin Moyu had a second plan. The Starlight Lich and Fire Lich were ready to act. If anyone tried to escape, they would intervene. The Skeleton King was also prepared, and Lin Moyu himself could act at any time. Meanwhile, the Death Knights continued to operate outside the sandstorm, still attacking the yellow sand, sending large amounts of sand into the storm to increase its density.
"Actually, the monsters are the true masters of the Yellow Earth Desert, not you," Lin Moyu said softly. It seemed like the demons occupied a region, but when the monsters united and acted together, the demons couldn't resist. It didn't even take many monsters, just a few.
A 100,000-kilometer radius was just a tiny part of the Yellow Earth Desert. At this moment, Lin Moyu thought of Little Ming Wang Bodhisattva. Although they hadn't met formally, Little Ming Wang Bodhisattva gave Lin Moyu a different feeling. Especially in the 9th region, there was a special feeling. That feeling made Lin Moyu uneasy, which was one reason he hadn't sought out Little Ming Wang Bodhisattva.
The battle lasted for most of the day, and finally, the Stone Demons were all killed by the flying ants. They never understood why the flying ants attacked them. With their simple minds, they couldn't imagine that the flying ants were led there by someone. In this battle, all thirty ninth-rank God King Stone Demons were killed, and even more flying ants died. Nearly a hundred six-winged flying ants died, and over 100,000 four-winged flying ants perished.
Each Stone Demon had one chance to revive, so their endurance was far greater than it appeared. But they still died. The flying ants rushed out of the sandstorm, returning to their nests. After waiting for half a day, the sandstorm gradually subsided, and everything returned to calm.
Only then did Lin Moyu enter the fortress. The fortress was half-destroyed in the battle, with rubble and ruins everywhere. But the fortress wasn't originally well-built, so its destruction didn't make much difference. Among the rubble, some were real stones, and some were the corpses of Stone Demons. They were mixed together, hard to distinguish.
Lin Moyu entered the fortress, stepping on the rubble, and waved out a flame of undeath.
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